ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,493, issued on May 20, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Method to create a fluid mixture with uniform properties prior to flowing into a fluid flow control device" was invented by Ryan W. McChesney (Carrollton, Texas), Stephen Michael Greci (Carrollton, Texas) and Ryan M. Novelen (Carrollton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a fluid flow control device, a well system, and method. The fluid flow control device, in one aspect, includes an inlet port, an outlet port, and a fluid chamber positioned between the inlet and outlet ports. The fluid flow control device, in one aspect, may further inc...